graffito

[ gruh-fee-toh ]
/ grəˈfi toʊ /
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noun, plural graf·fi·ti [gruh-fee-tee]. /grəˈfi ti/.

Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
a single example of graffiti.

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Origin of graffito

see origin at graffiti

usage note for graffito

See graffiti.

Words nearby graffito

Graefe's sign, Graeffe method, Graf, Gräfenberg spot, graffiti, graffito, graft, graftage, graft hybrid, grafting, Grafton
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Words related to graffito

graffiti, cacography, hieroglyphics

Example sentences from the Web for graffito

  • The price of a wreath is given in a graffito as three asses (p. 497).

    Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau

  • Each bore a stamp on the handle; the smaller had also a graffito on the rim of the bottom made by a succession of little dots.

    Roman Britain in 1914|F. Haverfield

  • For the wineshop in which the graffito was found, see Mau, Bull.

    Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau